ILLUSTRATIONS[ "The great branch torn from a neighbouring maple told all the tale." . . . . . . . . . Frontispiece ][ "'If I had fifty rivers and fifty canoes, I could not leave Stephanie.'" ][ "They began to sing the old carols their mother had taught them long before." ][ "He flung out his arm, circled with savage ornaments—flung it out with a wild gesture, and began to speak." ][ "He held out a tiny package, wrapped in birch-bark, with an inquiring glance towards her." ][ "'For pity's sake, let me alone!' Dick pleaded. 'Go on and leave me.'" ][ "'Dick! Dick! Where are you?'" ]